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More vol la are boiling through hydro wirei in town became of current effort to upgrade the voltage from GOO volts to Ontario and Acton Hydro worked over he weekend stringing new wire and making the required changes In he station In the Free Press Willow St The In crease In power has already taken place at Fergus and Crews had their large trucks out back of Robert Utile School lo help bring the wire cross from Diss ton to the station Work l to his week on changes to the station on Queen St There were some minor power cuts Friday Acton group helps Vietnamese people An Acton church group will sec their efforts re warded next month when the first of the Viet Nam refugees is scheduled to arrive The Christian Re formed Churches of Act on Kitchener Cam bridge and Dry den pooled their re sources In the past three weeks to sponsor three families all related to one another According to Acton church deacon Henry Harms ma im Three charged with murder Three men have been charged with the Jan uary murder of Byron Staufter in his It Belwood home Charged with first de gree murder last week were Ralph 34 Elora Dennis Wayne Robert Course in Louisiana Kraemer Mourning were found in a field near Dove Cres Elmira and Staufter home in the spring Ontario Provincial Police said a reward offered in May helped the Sergeant Richard Police also Hilton of police credit extensive media force who has served coverage of the case as a both in the Georgetown big help in making the and Acton detachments people aware of the go to New Orleans tails Louisiana to a ll end an Mr was a assessment centre bachelor who had lived workshop Police on his West Commission agreed this farm for years and week was reputed to have kept Acting Chief James a large amount of money Harding said the course in his home Robbery has is of great value In been described as a developing- officers with peeled motive migration has already more refugees picked the three families can be brought in from who should be here in Malaysia where most August people are staying in re- Trie group specified camps they wanted a needy Mr pointed family not to exceed out although im in number The group is migration knows which currently looking for a families will be coming to large house to lease in the area the group Itself Kitchener to put the fam does not At the present ilies in until they find time he said it Is not employment and get set known what size clothing lied into Canadian life will be needed or what Once they ore settled the type of furniture will be refugees will find their required Once this in own place to live and formation becomes available it will be pub lished in this newspaper member of parliament Otto Jelinek has urged Prime Joe Clark to act on the deplorable treatment received by these boat people In a telegram to Mr Clark Mr Jelinek wants him to consider assisting other Asian countries through foreign aid pro grams for the expansion and improvement of temporary refugee camps William St El Mr Staufter was found bludgeoned to death in his farm house The sus pected murder weapons barrel shaped baseball bats similar to those used in the 1920s and 1930s Mr Jclinek also wants the prime minister to let the Vietnamese govern ment know of Canada objection and intolerance to the events which led to the refugee crisis Mr third re quest on the country new leader was to urge the United Nations to intercede with con structive measures to mass exodus from VictNam He Canada take the lead and put pressure on the govern ment Individuals in Acton have shown concern about the Iive3 of the re fugees and are seeking their own Clods In which to help Anyone who would like to help but does not where to start may call Marion Auger in at 824 She can cither ar range for a person to join with the Guclph group or steer enough Acton people together to form their own group Sneak thief in arena The Acton Free Press Wednesday July 3 A sneak thief is on the loose at the Acton arena Last week someone walked into the club roam of the arena and took out of a purse be longing to a Kingham which had been left in the room Personal items and belonging to a a Georgetown resident were also taken and another Georgetown resident noticed her clothes had been dis turbed and cents stol en Regional Police have no suspects in the case as the room is un locked and anyone would have access to it An intoxicated man found on Main St near the Dominion Hotel was locked up overnight for his own safety A man was ar rested after he fled the scene causing a speed chase for 1 kilometer after police stopped him when he was driving in an erratic manner Police say he showed the usual signs of im pairment When in formed he was under rest he fled man gets lesson from LDC A area man who studied the Region Land Division Com in order lo gain a severance almost passed the committees oral examination lost Tuesday turned down the severance bid by George Moore 1 lands in the east half of Lot on the Sixth Line Committee members decided that to grant tho severance for a house would amount to ex tending Iho urban in fluence into the country side Mr Moore informed committee members ho attended previous meetings to determine how they made decisions He read aloud arguments concerning reports from health unit and Credit Valley Conservation Authority However ho was unable to convince the to set aside Ik- local and regional Mr Moore hoped to planners reports sever 1 acres from his Both planning holding of nearly departments which LDC acres Most of puts more weight on than property is zoned the health and CVCA farm related rural reports recommended residential denial of Mr Moore application The Region stated the severance would be an extension of strip development in the rural area LDC chairman Brian Fletcher said he is mindful of strip development in the area Tl road is tending to be that coming in from the top LDC member Morrow disproved Mr Moore contention the property qualified for a separation on the grounds of infilling Then lie explored the possibility of the property coming under the category of small intensive agriculture operation Pipe Band does well at gathering Machinist Warren owner Clare Snow and counterman Bob Barber check out the stock lost week Just a few days after Mr Snow purchased Acton Auto motive New business owner It is business as usual tounlcrman handle alt at Automotive on the publics automotive Main St inspito of Ihe supplying car change of ownership parts engine and brake Clare took over parts paint for business Julv from WO and fixing engines Peter Lotz The former and brakes that have salesman for From Can been removed from cars filter companv has In addition lo the indiv years experience in the customers Aclon automotive trade and Automotive also deals knows lot of the people with garages service in the Alton area stations farm machinery Mr Snow and his parts etc Customers of Warren a come from as far qualified machinist and as do business called the I ifesavcr and Bob Barber head with ihe well established tau one session firm Warren and Bob will be remaining with Ihe shop with Mr Snow continuing Ihe same work they did for Mr Plans to ex pand the staff are cur underwav You can learn I- Aid to deal with lite threatening situations by taking a two and half hour St John Ambulance Members of the Guelph Pipe Band took top hon ors at International Gathering of the Clans last week Nova Scotia The band it self came home one of the top prizes The band came second to Clan MacPharlane of St Catharines in the set but beat the group in the med ley event In the solo piping events P pe Sergeant Jim placed first and piper John of Acton placed third in the pibroch com petition In the gold medal pi broch competition in tawa a week before the 19yearold passenger Nova Scotia gathering was Scott of members of the Guelph Erin Mills Both were group took three of the token to hospital with four prizes Pipe Major major Injuries Neigh second Gary Mandarine of torn ley Ave Aclon third and Pipe Sergeant Three in hospital Regional Police are continuing an invest gat ion into a twocar collision at Ave and Tremaine that sent three people to Milton District Hospital last Tuesday Julv Victor 19 of Council Ring Mississauga was driver of one of the vehicles His was the driver of the second car in the crash He escaped with minima injuries A 17 yearold passenger in the car Clark Somerville of Chur chill Acton suffered minor injuries McGlllivrary fourth THE ACTON FREE PRESS Mail Postal Registration RrontierFlorist 8222361 Floral Designs Weddings Funerals Tropical Plants IikjIij is It ricltr mem fill Vi THS ACTON ROCK ON OF WORE ALSO HOSPITALS NURSING supervisory potential FOR ALL YOUR GARDENING AND LANDSCAPING NEEDS Day Encapt Sunday St NOW UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT SNOW ft McARTHUR ENTERPRISES LTD J 243 Main Street North Acton See Ik fa Complete Auto Parts Accessories CIL Paints Plus We Have A Complete Machine Shop New Store Hours EFFECTIVE MONDAY MONDAY 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